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School board schedules January workshop to align superintendent evaluation with strategic plan
Summary
The school board agreed to schedule a January workshop to review the superintendent evaluation instrument and align it with a new strategic plan; Dr. Vernier proposed directing staff to develop performance measures, and the meeting adjourned after a procedural motion.
The school board on Monday discussed committee assignments and moved to schedule a January workshop to review the superintendent evaluation instrument and align it to the district strategic plan.
Unidentified Chair, who opened the meeting, said the board is responsible for evaluating the district's new superintendent and proposed a midyear check-in. "We have a new superintendent," the chair said, adding that the board should consider whether the current instrument aligns with the superintendent's contract and strategic priorities.
Dr. Vernier, identified in the meeting as the district's superintendent, described the current evaluation tool as having three parts — two tied to the strategic plan and one tied to contract performance — and recommended a fuller discussion in January, followed by a policy subcommittee review of policy 214. "The evaluation instrument has both qualitative and quantitative measures," Dr. Vernier said, and suggested the board use the January workshop to review how those measures link to the contract.
On performance targets, Dr. Vernier asked the board to direct staff to develop goal measures. According to the transcript, he offered an example: "student growth on district-approved assessment will increase from 69.32 to 79." The board requested that any such numeric targets and their baseline calculations be provided to members in advance for review.
Several members raised fairness and timing concerns about a midyear review during a leadership transition. One board member said a midyear assessment "doesn't feel like that would be a fair evaluation" given the limited time for a new superintendent to show results; another asked whether a midyear check-in would be informal or placed in personnel records. The chair characterized the midyear as an informal check-in, saying, "Informals, informals," while leaving the formal evaluation timing and any instrument revisions to the January workshop and subsequent policy review.
Legal counsel (Mister Pool) asked for time to review the superintendent's contract and the relevant board policy to make sure any proposed changes align with contract language.
The meeting also included routine items: distribution of committee assignments and requests for board representation at upcoming PTA events. Before adjourning, Board member Vosheer Kearney moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded by Board member Blunt, members responded "Aye," and the chair declared the meeting adjourned.
The board's next steps are to convene the January workshop to examine the evaluation instrument and strategic plan, to decide whether to revise policy 214, and to receive the staff-prepared performance measures and baseline data requested by the superintendent.
